opioid use disorder
VUMC SHINEs on the Needs of Infants and Young Children Exposed to Opioids In Utero
On the heels of the success of its Firefly Program—which was founded in 2021 to provide multidisciplinary ...
AUGUST 21, 2025
AI Screening Tool Reduces Hospital Readmissions for OUD
An NIH–supported clinical trial shows an artificial intelligence tool is as effective as healthcare providers ...
MAY 14, 2025
DEA Releases Telehealth Prescribing Rules For Controlled Substances, Buprenorphine
On January 15, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s long-awaited rules on telehealth prescribing of ...
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Endocannabinoids Show Promise in Blunting Opioid Reward, Preserving Pain Relief
Investigators have begun studying the role that endocannabinoids play in addressing opioid addiction by ...
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Better Algorithms Needed for Predicting Opioid Use Disorder
There is a need for more robust data and improved machine learning techniques to accurately assess the genetic risk ...
JANUARY 17, 2025
FDA Issues New Guidance, Clarifies Confusion on Buprenorphine Labeling
The FDA has issued new guidance for labeling buprenorphine-containing transmucosal products that seeks to clarify ...
JANUARY 16, 2025
FDA Details Continued Risk, Benefit Assessments of Devices for OUD
A committee is updating a 2019 risk−benefit analyses of devices to better understand patient preferences, and ...
JANUARY 2, 2025
Recommendations Associated With Reduced Opioid Prescribing In Michigan, but Challenges Remain
Researchers are still investigating factors for overprescribing among physicians, according to a presentation at ...
DECEMBER 30, 2024
CDC Funding to Help Health Systems Address Opioid Use Disorder
The American Hospital Association has been awarded a nearly $1.5 million grant from the CDC as part of its National ...
OCTOBER 30, 2024
NIH: More Than Half of U.S. Jails Don’t Have Access to Medication for OUD
New research has found over half of more than 1,000 surveyed U.S. jails did not offer medications for OUD to its ...
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Telehealth May Ease Some Stigma Linked to Treatment for OUD
A qualitative analysis of patient perceptions of stigma and their experiences with it while using telehealth for ...
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Pharmacist Inclusion in OUD Treatment Teams Benefits Patients
Incorporating pharmacists into OUD treatment improves patient outcomes and boosts efficiency in the healthcare ...
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
